FSU's Motion to Dismiss Title IX Lawsuit from Jameis Winston's Accuser Denied

U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker denied a motion filed by Florida State University to dismiss Erica Kinsman's Title IX lawsuit against the school Wednesday, according to Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times.

Kinsman accused former FSU quarterback Jameis Winston of rape in 2012. While Winston was never charged, Kinsman "has claimed that no one at FSU offered her safety precautions as she was being harassed while still on campus," per John Taylor of Pro Football Talk, and that "the university was responsible for Title IX violations because of a 'clearly unreasonable response' to the sexual assault allegations and allowing a 'hostile educational environment.'"

On Wednesday, Judge Walker at least agreed that Kinsman has grounds to continue her lawsuit.

"Viewed in the light most favorable to Ms. Kinsman, the complaint plausibly alleges deliberate indifference during this period that effectively denied her the ability to attend FSU," Walker noted in Wednesday's decision, per Baker.

The university has claimed it offered Kinsman a victim advocate, denying any indifference to her claims. She has denied that the university aided her during the period in which she alleged she was being harassed.

Kinsman also has a civil lawsuit against Winston pending, with that case set to go to trial in May 2017, per Baker.